1. Five Themes Of
Geography

2. Geography 5 LOCATION MOVEMENT REGION PLACE Human Environment
Interaction

3. (There are 2 different types of Location)
- Tells where a place is.
(There are 2 different types of Location)
ABSOLUTE LOCATION
RELATIVE LOCATION

4. - The EXACT spot on Earth where a place can be found.
ABSOLUTE LOCATION
- The EXACT spot on Earth where a place can be found.

5. Latitude and Longitude lines tell ABSOLUTE LOCATION.

6. Longitude lines measure distance on Earth from east to west.

7. Prime Meridian: the starting point for measuring longitude
.Prime Meridian: the starting point for measuring longitude. It runs through England and has the value of 0 degrees longitude.

8. Latitude lines measure distance on Earth from north to south.

9. .Equator: a latitude line that is equally distant from the North Pole and the South Pole.

10. .The Equator divides Earth into a northern hemisphere and a southern hemisphere.

11. .The Prime Meridian divides Earth into an eastern hemisphere and a western hemisphere.

12. .hemisphere:
Hemi = half
Sphere = globe.

13. A street address is also an ABSOLUTE LOCATION.
Baines Middle School Sienna Ranch Road Missouri City, Texas

14. - The location of one place in relation to other places.
RELATIVE LOCATION
- The location of one place in relation to other places.

15. When someone asks you where you live, you tell them you live “Near Houston” rather than saying, “in Missouri City.”
Believe it or not, most people just don’t know where we are!

16. PLACE Shows something about a specific area (a landmark).
Man-made or nature-made.

17. Statue of Liberty
When you think of the Statue of Liberty, what state do you think of?

18. Eiffel Tower
When you think of the Eiffel Tower, what country do you think of?

19. Mt. Everest
When you think of the Mt. Everest, where do you think of?

20. Mississippi River Delta
When you think of the Mississippi River Delta, where do you think of?

21. REGION
- A group of places that have physical features or human characteristics in common.

22. The Rocky Mountains

23. The American Southwest

24. The Arctic

25. - The movement of people, goods, and ideas from one place to another.

26. Early humans chased herds of animals across continents.

27. In 1976, my family moved from Indiana to Texas.

28. Email, sending letters, and making phone calls are all forms of movement of ideas.
Writing Letters

29. Transportation Corridor
A path that makes movement easier.

30. Transportation Barrier
Something that gets in the way of movement and makes it more difficult

31. Migrate To move from one area in order to settle in another.
Sometimes people migrate.
Why?

32. Push factors Problems that push people out of a country.
Examples: poverty, overcrowding, lack of jobs, prejudice, war, and political oppression

33. Pull factors Advantages in another place that pull people in.
Examples: a higher standard of living, employment and educational opportunities, rights, freedom, peace, and safety

35. HEI
- Human-Environment Interaction occurs because humans depend on, adapt to, and modify the world around them.

36. DEPEND ON MODIFY (CHANGE) ADAPT TO air to breathe
flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, forest fires, earth quakes
litter and pollute
sunlight for energy, and to help plants grow
cut down forests for houses
if it is cold we put on a sweater
farming
rain waters plants and gives us life
plant trees and flowers
if it is too warm, we wear shorts
plants for food
recycle
trees = wood for building
clean up beaches

37. In the case of hurricanes, fires, tornadoes, and flooding, humans have to adapt to the changes in their environment.

38. Humans clear land for new homes and neighborhoods.

39. Farming is another example of how humans modify the world around them.

40. Five Themes Of
Geography
That's All Folks!

41. LOCATION - tells where a place is
(There are 2 different types of Location)
(1) ABSOLUTE LOCATION - the EXACT spot on Earth where a place can be found
(2) RELATIVE LOCATION - the location of one place in relation to other places
Examples:
ABSOLUTE LOCATION
RELATIVE LOCATION
Latitude and Longitude lines
Mrs. Sekula’s class is next door to Mr. Yirgu’s class
a street address
MOVEMENT - the movement of people, goods, and ideas from one place to another
MOVEMENT of PEOPLE
In 1976, my family moved from Indiana to Texas.
MOVEMENT of GOODS
We rented a moving van to haul all our stuff across the country.
MOVEMENT of IDEAS
When we arrived at our new home, we called our family and told them we had arrived safely.

42. HEI - Human-Environment Interaction – occurs because humans depend on, adapt to, and modify the world around them
DEPEND ON
ADAPT TO
MODIFY (CHANGE)
air to breathe
flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, forest fires, earth quakes
litter and pollute
sunlight for energy, and to help plants grow
cut down forests for houses
if it is cold we put on a sweater
farming
rain waters plants and gives us life
plant trees and flowers
if it is too warm, we wear shorts
recycle
plants for food
clean up beaches
trees = wood for building
The Rocky Mountains
REGION – a group of places that have physical features or human characteristics in common
The American Southwest
The Great Lakes
The Arctic
PLACE – shows something about a specific area (a landmark) – man-made or nature-made
Statue of Liberty
Eiffel Tower
Mississippi River Delta
Mt. Everest